A program named “Rother J” was the first computer virus to come into sight “in the wild” — that is, outside the single computer or lab where it was created.
Random Fact of the Day (Oct. 30)
The two main components in IT (Information Technology) are hardware and software. But there is also a lesser known ‘grey’ component. This is the software that is stored in hardware and cannot be modified easily. It is known as ‘firmware’.
Random Fact of the Day (Oct. 29)
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, the first female admiral in the US Navy is also known in the computer world for creating the popular programming language COBOL. She also came up with the term ‘debugging’ after removing a moth from a computer.
Random Fact of the Day (Oct. 28)
The computing power of a 1985 era scientific calculator exceeded the total computing power on the moon missions. By 1990 the same power existed on wrist watches.
Quiz: Which Linux command displays the last part of a file without editing it?
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